Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term4 | Term4 |
| Melbourne | N/A | Term4 |
| Online | Term4 | Term4 |
| Perth | N/A | Term4 |
| Sydney | N/A | Term4 |
Unit description
Designed to prepare the student for a career in accounting and business, this unit examines the role, design, implementation and governance of accounting information systems for efficient and effective business management. It draws on business process concepts and system development techniques and explores issues related to system governance, control and security.
Unit content
Module 1: System fundamentals and business processes
Module 2: Database concepts and systems development
Module 3: Technology concepts and systems mapping and documentation
Module 4: Internal controls
Module 5: Transaction cycles
Module 6: Systems auditing, governance and ethics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | recognise fundamental concepts and techniques related to accounting information systems, business processes, databases, systems development, technology and systems mapping and documentation |
| 2 | identify and explain the concepts of sound internal control |
| 3 | evaluate systems related to the major business transaction cycles. Explain the business activities performed in the major business cycles and the flow of accounting data and information in those systems |
| 4 | discuss auditing, governance and ethics issues related to accounting and business information systems. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- recognise fundamental concepts and techniques related to accounting information systems, business processes, databases, systems development, technology and systems mapping and documentation
- identify and explain the concepts of sound internal control
- evaluate systems related to the major business transaction cycles. Explain the business activities performed in the major business cycles and the flow of accounting data and information in those systems
- discuss auditing, governance and ethics issues related to accounting and business information systems.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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